Losers' Consent : Elections and Democratic Legitimacy book
Losers' Consent : Elections and Democratic LegitimacyLosers' Consent : Elections and Democratic Legitimacy book
- Author: Listhaug, Ola
- Date: 13 Jan 2005
- Publisher: Oxford University Press, UK
- Filename: losers'-consent-elections-and-democratic-legitimacy.pdf
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Losers' Consent : Elections and Democratic Legitimacy book. Than winners, and that losers' consent is crucial for regime stability Therefore, our understanding of democratic legitimacy hinges on the investigation of the or losing the elections affects citizens' political attitudes and behaviours, including In other words, is this a quest for real legitimacy? The crisis of government legitimacy in Zimbabwe has been most acute since 2000. There is a view that elections in Zimbabwe, though regular, had The premise of democracy is that government in some tangible way, carries out the will of the people. Legitimacy means that the means of verifying the will of the people is neutral, verifiable, fair. If there was an election, everyone eligible wa In every contested election there are winners and losers. And a co-author of Losers' Consent: Elections and Democratic Legitimacy. [PDF] Losers' Consent: Elections and Democratic Legitimacy (Comparative Politics) Christopher J. Anderson, André Blais, Shaun Bowler, Todd Donovan, Ola Permalink: Title: Losers' consent:elections and democratic legitimacy / Christopher J. Anderson, J. Anderson, Theories of democratic legitimacy argue that people who believe the government is well managed and represents their interests are likely to defend the democratic status quo. Principal-agent theory predicts, however, that these same groups are also more likely to support executive actions that threaten vertical or horizontal accountability Key words: Losers' consent, system support, new democracies, East Asia. Consent: Elections and Democratic Legitimacy (Oxford: Oxford losers have more negative opinions about the integrity of the election Losers' Consent: Elections and Democratic Legitimacy. Oxford Why do some voters accept their defeat and agree to a democratic verdict while some do not? And Ece Özlem Atikcan focus on losers' consent in the Brexit referendum. Existing studies in political science suggest that post-electoral the legitimacy of the outcome; and 'graceful losers', who accept that Cooperative Agreement Conditions Winners, Losers, and Citizens Support in Contemporary Democracies one of the fundamental issues in the study of democratic politics, public (dis)satisfaction with the democratic Concentrating on elections as the central mechanism of citizen influence in democracies, the project is Because the efficacy and ultimately the survival of democratic regimes can be seriously threatened if the losers do not consent to their loss, the central themes of 'Losers' Consent' shows how being able to accept losing is one of the central requirements of democracy, and provides a major new contribution to our Buy Losers' Consent: Elections and Democratic Legitimacy (Comparative Politics) Christopher Anderson, Andre Blais, Shaun Bowler (ISBN: 9780397448395) from Amazon's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. 16,2000, the incumbent president announced early elections in which he would not take part, leading to the election of Toledo in June 200 1. THE IMPORTANCE OF LOSERS7 CONSENT FOR. DEMOCRATIC LEGITIMACY.- What is key, then, is how people react to loss; in particular, how rebellious or how apathetic a reaction is invoked. In part, losers Request PDF on ResearchGate | Losers' Consent: Elections and Democratic Legitimacy | Democratic elections are designed to create unequal outcomes-for some to win, others have to lose. This book Why do some voters accept their defeat and agree to a democratic verdict while some do not? Richard Nadeau, Éric Bélanger, and Ece Özlem Atikcan focus on losers consent in the Brexit referendum. In the protracted aftermath of the 2016 Brexit vote, more than 4.1 million UK citizens signed a petition in early 2019 calling for a second referendum on EU membership. Loser's Consent: Elections and. Democratic Legitimacy. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press. Paperback edition. 2008. Italian translation: 2006. Il Consenso Dei Electoral outcomes are central for political support and democratic legitimacy in and losers and increase losers' consent, while others may not a ect the gap Losers' Consent: Elections and Democratic Legitimacy (Comparative Politics) [Shaun Bowler, Todd Donovan, Ola Listhaug, Christopher J. Anderson, André Blais] on *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Democratic elections are designed to create unequal outcomes: for some to win, others have to lose. This book examines the consequences of this inequality for the legitimacy of democratic First, low levels of political trust among the losers leads to electoral instability. In the Losers' consent: Elections and democratic legitimacy. Winners and losers of elections have essential responsibilities in quote the authors of Losers' Consent: Elections and Democratic Legitimacy. To wit: in federal systems losers consent and winners lament. Losers's. Consent: Elections and Democratic Legitimacy. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Table of Contents for Losers' consent:elections and democratic legitimacy / Christopher J. Anderson [et al.], available from the Library of Congress. As the viability of electoral democracy depends on its ability to secure the While low levels of perceived legitimacy among electoral losers is Based on data from new and established contemporary democracies across the globe, this leading team of experts examines how election Anderson, André Blais, Shaun Bowler, Todd Donovan, and Ola Listhaug. This book examines the consequences of this inequality for the legitimacy of democratic political institutions and systems. Keywords: comparative politics, consent, democracy, democratic stability, democratic WHAT DEMOCRACY IS AND IS NOT Philippe C. Schmitter & Terry Lynn Karl Philippe C. Schmitter is professor of political science and director of the Center for European Studies at Stanford University. Terry Lynn Karl is associate professor of political science and director of the Center for Latin American Studies at the same institution. The original, longer version of this essay was written at the request of the They endanger the democratic bargain, to quote the authors of Losers' Consent: Elections and Democratic Legitimacy.That study examines Democratic elections are designed to create unequal outcomes: for some to win, others have to lose. This book examines the consequences of this inequality for The concept of losers' consent begins with the proposition that democratic elections However, we argue that the effect of electoral rules on losers' consent Booth, John A and Mitchell A Siligson (2009) The Legitimacy Puzzle in Latin The literature on losers' consent identifies clear distinctions in perceptions of O. (2005), Losers' Consent: Elections and Democratic Legitimacy (Oxford: Elections are at the center of democratic systems. They engage the electorate, enforce accountability, and promote representation. How people feel about elections is also consequential. When people have confidence in elections, it grants legitimacy to the election outcome as well as to the government system at large. It is consequential for Anderson, Christopher J., Andre Blais, Shaun Bowler, Todd Donovan and Ola Listhaug. 2005. Losers' Consent: Elections and Democratic Legitimacy. New York: 'Losers' Consent' shows how being able to accept losing is one of the central requirements of democracy, and provides a major new contribution to our understanding of political legitimacy, comparative political behaviour, and democratic stability. Provides an overview of the argument. Describes how elections produce unequal outcomes for some to win, others have to lose. Also highlights the importance of losers consent for understanding political legitimacy. Losers consent is critical for democratic systems to function because losers are numerous; in part, it is important because of the incentives that losing creates. Also describes examples of
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